May 4-10, 2018 Your Neighborhood — Your News® SERVING PARKCHESTER, HUNTS POINT, FORDHAM SOUTH, GRAND CONCOURSE, FORDHAM NORTH, BRONX NORTH, CO-OP CITY A BONE OF CONTENTION Human remains exposed on Hart Is. BY PATRICK ROCCHIO a jail for prisoners of war, ac- A push to improve condi- cording to multiple sources tions on Hart Island, home to with knowledge of the island’s the city’s Potter’s Field, went history. into fourth gear after human This month also marks remains were discovered on the 150th anniversary of New its off-limits beach. York City’s purchase of the The Hart Island Project, island, according to HIP and an advocacy group calling CIHS sources. for more access to the graves- Melinda Hunt HIP trustee, ites on the island, said it has said that according to informa- photographic evidence taken tion in possession of the orga- from water craft and from the nization and in media reports, air that confi rms there are 174 bones from buried indi- human bone fragments scat- gent individuals were found tered on Hart Island’s north- exposed on an embankment ern beach. on Monday, April 23 on Hart The news comes as a cam- Island, located just off City Is- paign to get the island onto land in Long Island Sound. National Registry of Historic The NYC Department of Places gains support, as the Corrections, which manages state appears to have green- the island because Riker’s in- lighted the designation in mates are used to bury bod- an October 2017 documen- ies there currently, confi rmed tary study and archaeologi- that ‘exposure’ had taken cal assessment, said multiple place on the northern part of Villa Maria’s Evening Of Champs sources. Hart Island. HIP has been working with A DOC spokesman stated Villa Maria Academy saluted its elite student athletes and honored a fallen NYPD hero’s memory at its the City Island Historical So- that the agency knows that the second annual Detective Steven McDonald Evening of Champions on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, ciety on getting the island island is subject to erosion, April 18 at the school’s Visitation Center. (l-r) Michael Bernard, VMA Physical Education director; Ryan, listed in the registry, said which is a natural process. Kathleen and Stephen Campbell celebrated with retired professional heavyweight boxer Gerry Cooney. Barbara Dolensek, CIHS vice “The department takes See photo spread on page 61. Photo by Miriam Quin president. the risk of exposure very se- Hart Island is rich in his- riously,” stated a DOC spokes- torical signifi cance dating man in an e-mail. “DOC and back to the Civil War, when OCME (NYC Offi ce of Chief it was a training location for Continued on Page 81 Diaz, Serrano protest jail proposal Union troops and the site of TOP BRONX NEWS STORIES BY ALEX MITCHELL the fi ght was Alrine Parks, of the Declaration of Indepen- HOOD Another battle in the war vice chair and CEO of Diego dence to start the protest and BOR - YO The Bronx Times IGH UR over Mayor de Blasio’s pro- Beekman Mutual Housing. showcased renderings of the E N On-Line $-"44*'*&%4'035)&#30/9 N E R W posed Mott Haven jail was Diego Beekman has acted housing development she envi- U O S Your world is fought this week. as a saving grace for Mott sioned, prominently displayed Y ® Borough President Ruben Haven, providing affordable behind her. 24/7... NOW Diaz, Jr. joined Congressman housing to the community and “Mott Haven community so are we. Jose E. Serrano in a massive beginning its economic resur- residents are endowed by protest in front of the NYPD gence over recent years. our creator with inalienable ÜÜÜ°LÝÌiðV tow pound that would be con- Parks had been eyeing the rights, liberty, the pursuit of verted into a jail if the mayor rubble-strewn square block happiness, the right of public 5)&-"5&45#30/94103544$03&4 has his way, on Tuesday, May for an affordable housing de- safety, education, and quality 1. velopment, for over two years. '00%t)&"-5)t5&$)/0-0(: Also speaking and leading She paraphrased a portion Continued on Page 81 A CNG Publication • Vol. 24 No. 18 www.bxtimes.com GoFor To More Our Blog Information To See Our Weekly Visit Specials!Us At VistVisit Our Our New www.bronxdentistny.comNEW Web-ite: Web-Site: www.reliablebronxdentist.com www.reliablebronxdentist.com GOT IMPLANTS DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT COME SEE US (718) 547-5280 2 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 4-10, 2018 BTR Street renamed for CB 7 district mgr. Andrew Sandler BY ROBERT WIRSING nity affairs. been absent for a long dura- A dedicated public servant During his tenure with the tion due to an unspecifi ed pro- who passed away much too councilman, Sandler dealt bationary issue. soon received an early birth- with city agencies on behalf He returned to work in July day present. of Koppell’s 11th Council Dis- 2017 before resigning when his On Saturday, April 28, com- trict’s residents including CB illness progressed. munity leaders and elected of- 7. His tragic passing came fi cials joined relatives in dedi- From 2014 to 2016, he three weeks following his res- cating the northwest corner of worked with Koppell’s succes- ignation. West 238th Street and Waldo sor Councilman Andrew Co- “Andrew was a dedicated, Avenue as ‘Andrew Sandler hen as his director of commu- well-informed servant of the Way.’ nity affairs and constituent community who was well- Borough President Ruben services. liked by our residents, CB 7 Diaz, Jr.’s offi ce presented With six years of govern- and elected offi cials,” Adaline a proclamation to Sandler’s mental experience, Sandler Walker Santiago, the former family declaring Saturday, oversaw many capital invest- CB 7 chairwoman said. “Our April 28 as ‘Andrew Sandler ment projects at Mosholu board unanimously supported Day.’ Parkway including Koppell’s this street renaming which The heartfelt ceremony $100,000 funding of energy ef- honors all of the good Andrew honored the late 31-year-old fi cient metal halide light sys- achieved for the community.” Community Board 7 district tem for the Bronx Victory Sandler’s sister Stepha- manager who passed away on World War I Memorial imple- Andrew Sandler’s mother Sandra was presented a ceremonial street sign nie described her brother as Saturday, August 5, 2017 after mented under Cohen, Harris by council members Ritchie Torres (l) and Andrew Cohen. a ‘selfl ess’ public servant who a lengthy battle with an un- Field’s surface remediation, Photo by Silvio Pacifi co wanted to make the Bronx a specifi ed cancer. Williamsbridge Oval Park’s better place and give local un- Following his graduation, renovation and Whalen Park’s derdogs a voice. the Manhattan College Class reconstruction. ant issues all within a stone’s cies and constituents residing “In two weeks it would of 2008 alumnus interned with He fought relentlessly throw from where we’re stand- in Nor wood, Jerome Park, Uni- have been my brother’s 32nd Congressman Eliot Engel for a when the Riverdale Temple ing,” stated Cohen. versity Heights, Kingsbridge, birthday. It’s amazing how year. required a new permit to ren- Sandler was unanimously Bedford Park and Fordham. much he had accomplished in From 2008 to 2009, he vol- ovate its kitchen after its old elected as district manager The Kingsbridge resident such a short amount of time,” unteered on former Council- permit became invalid. during the board’s general succeeded Dustin Engelken she expressed. “He hated cel- man Oliver Koppell’s re-elec- “Even here as I’m standing meeting in January 2016. who resigned in September ebrating his birthday, but I tion campaign eventually at this intersection, I can see On Monday, February 8, 2015 after serving a year and know for a fact that he would leading to him to becoming the myriad of issues he worked 2016, he offi cially began serv- half in the position. have absolutely loved celebrat- Koppell’s director of commu- on whether it was noise or ten- ing as a liaison for city agen- In early 2017, Sandler had ing this.” BTR BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 4-10, 2018 3 Easley previously served as the dean of the School of Educa- around tion and Professional Studies at Eastern Connecticut State town University. 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